A/N: Here we are again, another chapter! Kyo and Felix get their gym battle this chapter, and then we go on to some BONUS CONTENT! That's right, the second half of this chapter was originally going to be mentioned but skimmed over when they meet Lucas on Route 3, but I decided to expand it in this chapter and then go straight to some more Team Triad action/meeting of another Hero at the beginning of chapter 8. Which means this chapter will be significantly longer then the last three chapters! YAY!
...I think I use exclaimation marks too much. Oh well.
The battles have all been consistently short, and my reasoning for that is that it takes only two-three hits to knock out a young, untrained Pokemon. However, by the time we reach the sixth gym one battle will probably take up an entire chapter. Maybe. We'll see.
Disclaimer: For Arceus' sake...for the last time until Book Two, I DONT OWN POKEMON. OR ANY OF THE OCs BESIDES VIKKIY.
Heroes of Unova Book One
The Race to Save the Region
Chapter Seven
Striaton Gym Battles: Felix and Kyo verses Chili and Cress!
STRIATON CITY GYM-BATTLEFIELD TWO
"Good luck," Vikkiy adressed the boys, high-fiving Felix and hugging Kyo for luck before following Mikaela back to the table where the rest of their friends sat.
Kyo, cheeks coloring slightly, watched as Vikkiy traveled across the room before turning away, only to come face-to-face with a smirking Felix.
"Mate, you seriously should just tell her already," The other black-haired male said, shaking his head as they took their positions on the battlefield.
Kyo opted not to respond, instead releasing Guide onto the battlefield. The candle Pokemon hovered, looking curiously at his trainer's blank face. "Lit?"
"Ready to battle for a gym badge, Guide?"
"Litwick!" The ghost-type responded, whirling around to face his opponants; the water monkey Panpour and it's cousin, the fire monkey Pansear.
"Alright, I think we're ready," Felix grinned as his Tynamo appeared in front of him in a flash of red light.
"This is a double battle between the gym leaders Cress and Chili and the challengers Kyo and Felix! Trainers may use one Pokemon each! First side to have both their Pokemon knocked out loses. Trainers...you may begin!"
"Tynamo, Thunder Wave Pansear!"
"Pansear, Incinerate that electric fish!"
"Guide, take that Incinerate," Kyo instructed.
Three of the four trainers immediatly leapt into action, while Cress instructed his Panpour to hang back and power up with Work Up.
Tynamo shot off an electric wave towards the fire-monkey, who, as he was firing off his own attack, didn't manage to dodge. Guide floated across the battlefield, taking the fire attack.
"Guide, Astonish!"
"Back him up, Tynamo! ThunderShock!"
"Dodge it Panpour," Cress said calmly as Panpour ran towards Guide. "Water Gun."
"Ha!" Chili crowed as the forceful jet of water hit it's mark, causing damage to Guide.
"Guide! Are you okay?"
"Lit!" The fire type responded.
"Alright then, Astonish!"
"Wick!" The fire-ghost type responded, darting forward to startle Pansear.
"A-ah! Pansear, Lick!" Chili said, panicking.
Guide managed to dodge the monkey, shouting in such a startling fashion that Pansear's eyes shot open and he teetered on his feet.
"Once more, Guide!" Kyo said, grinning. The candle nodded, yelling and phasing through Pansear's body, causing the monkey to yelp in surprise and pass out.
"Pansear is down! Leader Chili, please return your Pokemon!"
"Aaawww man, talk about déjà vu," The fire-type specialist whined as he recalled Pansear for the second time that hour.
Cress simply frowned. "Panpour, Water Pulse."
"Tynamo, cover Guide!" Felix shouted as the water-type moved across the battlefield toward the slow ghost-type.
The electric fish shot forward, managing to take most of the attack. However, some of the water managed to hit Guide, who was weakened from the earlier Water Gun.
Two water attacks, almost right in a row, was too much for the candle, who passed out, eyes swirling.
"Guide the Litwick is down! Challenger Kyo please return your Pokemon!"
Kyo sighed, recalling Guide back to his Pokeball. "Sorry Felix."
"It's alright," The other male smirked. "We can still win, right Tynamo?"
"Tyn!" The fish responded determinedly.
"Your move," Cress called from across the field.
"You're goin' to regret that!" Felix grinned mischeviously. "Tynamo, let's finish this! ThunderShock, full power!"
"Panpour, dodge it and-" Cress cut himself off, as the electric fish had used it's speed to cut across the battlefield and launch it's attack, knocking out the water type. "Never mind."
"Panpour is out! The challengers Felix and Kyo win the match!"
"WOOHOO!" Vikkiy's voice sounded from across the room.
Felix grinned, looking at Kyo, who nodded at him.
Cilan, who'd been on the sidelines, walked over to them, handing them each their Trio Badge. "Nice battle," He complimented, casting a glance at his fuming brothers. "Don't worry about them, they'll get over it. I'm guessing you don't need the TM, as you're traveling with the other two who we battled?"
"Yeah, we are."
"Have fun on your journey," Cilan nodded, before walking off to console his brothers.
"That was epic!" A voice cried, and the two males turned around to see their friends had come over. Vikkiy was the one who had spoken, being the first out of her chair.
"Thanks..." Kyo smiled.
"Kyo, you did well, even though Guide fainted," Cinnamon spoke up. "If the Litwick species didn't have a crippling weakness to water types, then Guide would have made it through the battle."
"She's right," Landon said.
"Here..." Lolita pulled out a Revive from her bag, before crumbling it over Guide's Pokeball. "Guide should be as good as new. And, Felix-" She handed him a purple spray bottle. "Use that Potion on Tynamo and he'll be fixed right up."
"Thanks," The two males chorused.
"You're welcome," She smiled.
"So what now?" Mikaela asked, Rain still perched on her shoulder. "Should we spend the night in Striaton and head out on Route 3 tomorrow, or head out now and sleep under the stars?"
"There's a lodge off of Route 3," Cinnamon said coolly. "It's near the Daycare. We could head out now and make it there before five, spend the rest of the day training."
"I vote yes!" The hyperactive brunette of the group said loudly, jumping up and down.
"Calm down, Vik," Felix chuckled. "But I do agree with you."
Landon, Kyo, and Mikaela all stared at him like he had gone insane.
"What?"
"You two NEVER agree," Landon pointed out.
"Tch, well it's a good idea," He muttered.
"I'm fine with it," Lolita piped up, her ponytail bouncing as she turned her head.
"Sounds good to me," Kyo said.
"Ditto," Landon answered.
"Alright then," Cinnamon said. "Let's get going, don't want to waste precious daylight time."
"Vikkiy, that means NO DETOURS."
"Oh, shut up Felix!"
ROUTE 3
"So, what new Pokemon can we encounter here?" Mikaela asked twenty minutes later, already pulling her Pokedex out of her bag.
"Lillipup, Pidove, Blitzle, Purrloin, and Patrats are most common," Cinnamon said, adjusting her violin case over her shoulder. "But that doesn't mean other Pokemon don't appear. It's just really rare that they do so."
"Ugh...Purrloin," Lolita shivered. "Those things are EVIL."
"Agreed!" Vikkiy nodded from where she was walking next to Kyo. "My mom has a Purrloin...it's planning to kill me one day, I just know it!"
"Drama queen," Felix muttered under his breath.
"Speaking of Pokemon, we don't know any of your team besides your Gothitelle," Landon spoke up. "Who else do you have?"
"A Volcarona, Munna, Zorua, and Cinccino," The scarlet-haired female replied. "I haven't found a sixth Pokemon that I'd like to add to my team yet."
"I can understand that," Felix said. "You've got to find a Pokemon that fits with you, most people don't get that."
Vikkiy yawned dramatically, smirking when Felix turned to glare at her.
Mikaela just sighed at the two bickerers.
"It's like they never agreed," Landon said dryly under his breath.
"Ooooh!" Vikkiy's attention diverted from Felix to several trees that bordered a field. Her friends' gazes followed hers and Lolita cooed over the Blitzle that was nibbling on grass.
"It's adorable," Mikaela whispered.
The males and Cinnamon just watched, not overly impressed by the electric type.
After five minutes, Felix twitched. "Are you guys goin' to just stare at the Blitzle all day or are we goin' to get movin'?"
Vikkiy turned around and flicked him on the forehead in response.
ROUTE 3
Approximately two hours later, the seven teens could see the Daycare and the lodge looming in front of them.
Cinnamon checked her watch. "Four thirty. Not bad."
Vikkiy's eyes glinted. "Guys! We should totally visit the daycare and see all the baby Pokemon they have there!"
"Oh Arceus," Landon and Felix muttered.
"Great idea!" Lolita smiled.
"Let's do it!" Mikaela agreed, not giving the guys and Cinnamon a chance to disagree. As one, all three girls took off running towards the daycare.
The scarlet-haired female sighed, looking at the boys.
"Guess we don't have a choice..." Kyo said before the four of them followed after the girls.
ROUTE 3-POKEMON DAYCARE
"Kyo, look at the baby Joltik!" Vikkiy cooed, tugging on her friend's arm to get him to pay attention.
Fighting back a blush, he turned to look at the little electric type, who was staring at him with big eyes. "Jolt!" It chorused, attempting to stand up on it's legs but falling over.
"Aaaaawww," Lolita sighed. "It's so adorable."
"Jol Joltik!" The electric bug was staring straight at Kyo as it attempted to walk.
"I'm glad somebody thinks so," A voice said, and the seven teens looked to see the elderly female who ran the Daycare alongside her husband. "A trainer left this little lady here as an egg, refused to have anything to do with her."
"Oltik!" The female Joltik cried, finally managing to stand up on her shaky legs. The group watched silently (besides Mikaela, Vikkiy, and Lolita occasionally letting out a coo) as the electric Pokemon slowly made her way closer to them, before stopping in front of Kyo and rubbing her head against his shoes.
"Oh Kyo, she really likes you," Vikkiy said, letting out a half sigh.
The male looked at the yellow bug for a second before crouching down and scratching Joltik on the head. "Hey there," He said quietly.
"Well, I'll be, this lady took a shine to you," The Daycare lady said with a smile. "I think she'd be heartbroken if you didn't adopt her."
Kyo blinked in surprise, looking at the Daycare lady, and then back at Joltik, who was staring at him with those big eyes and humming her name under her breath.
"Galvantula's a great Pokemon to have, pretty solid," Cinnamon commented, arms loosely crossed.
The black-haired male sighed before nodding. "Okay, I'll adopt her."
"Good!" The Daycare Lady said. "Come with me and fill out some paperwork, then she's all yours."
"Alright," Kyo said, picking up the young Joltik as he stood up before following the lady into the back.
Vikkiy watched as the door swung shut before she turned to look at the other baby Pokemon in the fenced-off area they were standing in.
"Arceus, they're all so adorable!" She muttered, walking forward to greet them all.
"Tym!" A baby Tympole greeted her cheerfully, it's tail moving back and forth.
"Hey there little guy..." She said, scratching the water type on it's head lightly.
"Vik, Mikaela! It's the egg room!" Lolita said, beckoning the other two over to look at the Pokemon eggs.
Back in the main part of the room, Felix sighed. "Not that I'd ever admit this to them, but the baby Pokemon are pretty darn cute."
Cinnamon nodded. "Just hope they didn't hear you say that."
Landon chuckled as he leaned against the wall, tapping his fingers against his thigh. "Wonder how much longer we'll have to stay here."
ROUTE 3-POKEMON DAYCARE EGG ROOM
"You three are trainers, right?" A young adult female asked as the three girls entered the egg room, looking up from where she was tending to several eggs.
"Yep," Vikkiy answered for all of them as they walked in.
"I'm Joyce, my grandparents run this place," The female greeted.
"Whoa, how many eggs are in here?" Lolita asked.
"A lot, unfortunately," Joyce frowned. "A lot of trainers don't want eggs their Pokemon create, so we're left with a bunch, trying to find homes for them."
"Oh, this one's pretty..." Vikkiy said, touching a dark green egg that had red splotches across the middle.
Joyce clucked her tongue across the top of her mouth. "That egg was just dropped off. We don't know what's inside it."
The brunette continued to stare at it, entranced.
"If that egg was given to you, would you take care of it?" Joyce asked suddenly, picking it up.
Vikkiy nodded. "Every Pokemon needs to be treated nicely, given love if they're caught by a trainer."
The older female placed it in the brunette's arms. "Take good care of it," She said solemnly.
"Are you sure...?"
"I told you that we were trying to find homes for these eggs. I think you and the Pokemon will have a strong bond."
The brunette bit her lip before nodding. "I'll take the best care of it."
"I expected no less."
ROUTE 3 LODGE
"So you don't know what Pokemon will hatch from it?" Felix asked half an hour later, as they stood in the lobby while Cinnamon and Landon booked them rooms.
"Nope," The brunette said, shifting the egg in her arms. "But whatever it is, I won't abandon it."
"Doubt it's a water type," Kyo said. "Not with that coloring."
"Watch it hatch into something super-rare," Lolita joked.
"I wish," The egg-owning female said.
"Well, whatever it is, I'm sure it'll make a good addition to your team," Mikaela smiled.
Vikkiy simply nodded, looking down at her egg as they made their way to the elevator. She simply couldn't wait for it to hatch...
A/N: Yay epically somewhat long-ass chapter!
The cuteness of baby animals is a major human weakness. Maybe it's just me though...
I've decided that, from now on, I'm going to keep the gyms consistently the same as they are in the games, considering the fact that this fic takes place in the game universe. That means, starting with Castelia and continuing all the way up to Opelucid (I hope I'm spelling that right), our cast is going to have a 'fun time' making their way through the gyms to get to the leader.
I'm already mentally cackling at the thought of them traversing Mistralton's gym. Kekeke.
So, Kyo gets a Joltik and Vikkiy has a mystery egg! I believe that only leaves Felix with one Pokemon...he'll catch his second soon enough.
Yes, I will be messing with what Pokemon appear where, mainly so there will be an even flow of when a Pokemon is caught. Otherwise, it would probably end up being that everyone has one or two Pokemon up til Nimbasa, then go on a massive Pokemon-catching spree.
As the author, I'd probably go insane writing that.
Thanks to my lovely reviewers: Kurayami Angel, No Account Yet, Mikaela the Cat, lightwolfheart, Thunder of Life, and WritingMage008! You all rock!
Next chapter, we'll get back on track with the Team Triad part of the plot and meet our next OC. And there might just happen to be one or two evolutions...
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